Song Joong-ki ( Korean : 송중기; born September 19, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and the variety show Running Man as one of the original cast members when it premiered in 2010. Song played his first TV leading role in the melodrama The Innocent Man ( 2012 ). He has also starred in feature films, notably as the title character in the box office hit A Werewolf Boy ( 2012 ).
After completing his mandatory military service, Song took on the lead role in the pan- Asia hit drama Descendants of the Sun ( 2016 ) which cemented his status as a top Hallyu star. He placed seventh in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list in 2013, and ranked second in 2017 and eighth in 2018.
Early life and education
The second child of the three siblings, Song was raised in the rural outskirts of Daejeon. He competed in short track speed skating and represented his home city of Daejeon at national level (he would go on to portray a national speed skater in the TV series Triple). An injury forced him to give up the sport during his first year of high school. He excelled in his studies all through high school and scored 380 points out of 400 on his national college entrance test, gaining admission to Sungkyunkwan University.
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